Moreland (Bethesda, Maryland)

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Location7810 Moorland Ln., Bethesda, Maryland
Coordinates 38°59′16″N77°6′39″W / 38.98778°N 77.11083°W / 38.98778; -77.11083 Coordinates: 38°59′16″N77°6′39″W / 38.98778°N 77.11083°W / 38.98778; -77.11083
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1894 (1894)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 05000877 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 2005

Moreland is a historic home located at Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story early Colonial Revival frame dwelling that was constructed about 1894. The home was the summer residence for Washington, D.C., businessman and former District of Columbia Commissioner Samuel E. Wheatley, and that family owned it from 1894 until 1944. [2]

Moreland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Judith H. Robinson and Carrie Schomig (August 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Moreland" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.